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"Residents near the old Phillip Morris plant are talking about rumors that a Walmart is coming to the area.Mobile users: Tap here for videoEven though nothing has been confirmed by the Mayor's Office, just the talk of a Walmart coming to the area is creating quite a stir from people who are for it and many who are not.\"The people I talk to in and around the community would like to have just, more information on what is going on, what the city has planned for the area for West Louisville in general,\" said Haven Harrington, president of the Russell Neighborhood Association.Talk of the retail giant is causing concern for many city leaders like Harrington.\"Will this fall in with the urban core of the community? Because this is a very urban community,\" Harrington said.For some in the California, Russell and Chickasaw neighborhoods, Walmart's reputation in urban communities is being called into question.\"Given Walmart's ties to 'stand your ground' laws, given the lawsuits by African-American truck drivers in three states in the south, given the lawsuits they settled against discrimination against women,\" said Bonifacio Aleman, president of Kentucky Jobs with Justice.Another concern, will Walmart offer higher wages to help revitalize the community and give employees a chance to rise above the need for affordable housing and government assisted food programs.It's the secrecy of what will go in the location that's causing fear and suspicion instead of confidence.\"Yes, basically asking for dialogue. Let us be a part of the solutions as well. You don't always have to dictate to us what you want us to have,\" Harrington said.\"Our real concern is to make sure that if Walmart does come, how can we ensure that the folks that work there, A, come from this community, B, make a wage, a living wage,\" Aleman said.The Mayor's Office said, while the pending deal is a private negotiation, they have asked the community what they want.Citizens asked for an area where they could buy clothes, food and pick up prescriptions all in one place.No deal with any retailer has been made, but the Mayor's Office said as soon as it's done, the community will be informed."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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